Computing at Emmanuel
Information for Students
The wired network, like the wireless, requires a username and password to authenticate your machine.
- Your username is the same as your CRSid, the first bit of your @cam email address that is made up of your initials and a number e.g. abc123.
- Login via Raven to view your network password.
- Your domain is EMMA (if asked)
Please see the Connecting in College pages for more information.
In addition to the high-speed wired and wireless networks across the College, Emmanuel has very good communal computing facilities. Two computer rooms are open 24 hours a day with workstations, high-quality printers and a scanner.
Personal computers can be connected to the college network from all student rooms on the main-site and assistance is available to those in outside properties where direct connections are not provided. Funds are available to help those with special computing software needs or who have a special need for equipment of their own.
University Network Service Interruptions 
- Wed 16 May, 17:30 - 19:00 MCS remote Linux service & DS-Filestore SFTP service unavailableThe MCS remote Linux service and the DS-Filestore SFTP service will be unavailable between 17:30 and 19:00 on Wednesday the 16th of May for software updates.
- Wed 16 May, 08.00 - 09.00: Data Network at New Addenbrooke's site liable to interruptions.The Data Network (CUDN) Service especially at the New Addenbrooke's Site will be liable to interruptions between 08.00 - 09.00 on Wednesday the 16th of May for system work.
University Computing Service News
- Wed 16 May, 17:30 - 19:00 MCS remote Linux service & DS-Filestore SFTP service unavailableThe MCS remote Linux service and the DS-Filestore SFTP service will be unavailable between 17:30 and 19:00 on Wednesday the 16th of May for software updates.
- Change-of-address autoreplies for departing usersA new facility will soon be available for students and staff leaving Cambridge whose accounts are to be cancelled. From the end of May, you will be able to set up change-of-address autoreplies using use Lookup. After your account is cancelled, mail to your @cam address will trigger an automatic reply directing the sender to try contacting you at an address you specify.
- @cam settings moving to Lookup from JackdawOn Monday 28th May we are changing the way you configure where email to your @cam address is delivered. The user interface is moving to Lookup, alongside your other personal details.
- Closure of Titan Teaching Rooms for ExaminationsBoth Titan Teaching Rooms will be closed for examination use from Friday 18 May to Monday 18 June, inclusive. The Phoenix Teaching Room and the Balfour Macintosh Room will be available when not in use for teaching, and the Phoenix User Area will be available.
- Wed 16 May, 08.00 - 09.00: Data Network at New Addenbrooke's site liable to interruptions.The Data Network (CUDN) Service especially at the New Addenbrooke's Site will be liable to interruptions between 08.00 - 09.00 on Wednesday the 16th of May for system work.
- Bank Holiday closuresThe Computing Service will be closed on Monday 7 May and on Monday and Tuesday 4 & 5 June. All systems will be running unattended, and Reception and the Service Desk will be closed.
- Protection of UCS services against power cutsIn the wake of some recent power cuts on the New Museums Site, one lasting over five hours, some users have been asking what protection is provided to maintain UCS services on such occasions. We are pleased to say that on the recent occasions all core services continued to function seamlessly and users of (for example) Hermes mail, or any other UCS system, will not have seen any interruption of service or loss of data.
- Managing your website with the Falcon Content Management ServiceThe Falcon content management system (based on the open-source Plone) was released in April 2010; two years later, 56 departments and groups are now managing their live websites with Falcon, with 37 more sites in development and a cluster of sites for teaching purposes. Falcon gives immediate access to the standard University house style templates, thereby giving a consistent look-and-feel across the University. It also allows controlled user and group update access via web browsers.
- Cancellation of student accountsThis notice is addressed to all students expected to complete their studies this summer, and describes the timetable for cancelling student accounts. Messages will be sent to @cam addresses at least a month in advance of cancellation. Further details about the cancellations, what to do before you leave, and what to do if you receive a cancellation message but are in fact staying on, can all be found at http://www.ucs.cam.ac.uk/accounts/studentcomplete.
- New service for institutions to manage deployment of UCS-provided anti-virus softwareThe ePolicy Orchestrator managed service allows institutions to control and manage their UCS-provided antivirus software using a central server supported by UCS Windows Support, so that VirusScan (for Windows and MacOSX) can be simply and easily deployed and updated over the network.